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South Bank Community Primary School

Foundation school · Middlesbrough · TS6 6SY

Ages 3–11 · 346 pupils · Redcar and Cleveland

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

21%

Overall absence

9.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-06-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)21%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
97.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)37.4%
Unauthorised4.2%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
254

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

35

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
34
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill110%

346 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
346
Boys / girls
175 / 171
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
346 / 315 (110%)
Free school meals
57.1%
FSM pupils
169
Gender
Mixed
School type
Foundation school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Miss Tammy Cooper

Location

Address
Poplar Grove, South Bank
Postcode
TS6 6SY
Town
Middlesbrough
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
District
Redcar and Cleveland
Constituency
Redcar
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
48 on roll / 48 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, 346 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 57.1%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability….

Open schools in Middlesbrough
89
Primary schools in Middlesbrough
61
Academies among open schools in Middlesbrough
73% (65)
Open schools in TS6
16
Primary in TS6
10
Open schools in Redcar and Cleveland LA
65
Primary in Redcar and Cleveland LA
44

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM38.3%
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    • FSM54.9%
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    • FSM50.2%
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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Tammy Cooper
Telephone
01642453451
Website
https://www.southbankprimary.org.uk/

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